Postgraduate Course: Craniofacial Growth (DENT12019)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course will cover the normal development of the dentition, embryology of the teeth, timing of eruption of teeth, anomalies in size, shape and number of teeth, and the clinical implications of deviations from the ideal.
Course description	Students will learn about the normal growth of the skull, midface and jaws, including the development of the teeth and related structures, relevant embryology and anomalies of growth, and the clinical relevance will be emphasised. The radiology of assessing such craniofacial growth will be emphasised.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 33 %, Coursework 34 %, Practical Exam 33 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Workplace-based assessments«br /» End of term exams, end of year exams«br /» Summative: end of year exam 100%«br /»
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No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Know the normal development of the dentition Embryology of the teeth Timing and sequence of eruption of teeth Anomalies in size, shape and number of teeth The clinical implications of deviations from the ideal